The Columbus Police Department has released security video of a person of interest in the shooting death of Dr. Spencer Tepe and his wife in their Ohio home. They are asking for information from the public to help identify the man. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Brown University placed its campus police chief on administrative leave amid scrutiny of campus security after the shooting that killed two students and wounded nine others. Former Providence Police chief Hugh T. Clements was appointed as interim leader. www.wbal.com/brown-univer...

complete batshit insanity

My law firm is representing clients intervening to fight DOJ's effort to obtain sensitive voter data. DOJ originally opposed our intervention. After they lost the first few, they switch positions. So far we've been granted intervention in: Maine Oregon California Michigan New Mexico New Hampshire

They’re now pushing ten year car loans and fifty year mortgages. Say you buy a car at 20 and a house at 30. You’ll probably have them paid off by the time you’re 80. qz.com/car-prices-p...

Jury selection has begun for the trial of Adrian Gonzales, one of the first officers to respond to the school shooting in Uvalde, who is now on trial facing 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment for failure to protect the children. apnews.com/article/uval...

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk issued a warning that EU countries must stay united after Donald Trump issued renewed threats to take control of Greenland. “One for all, and all for one. Otherwise, we are finished.” www.politico.eu/article/euro...

For those MAGA who believed Donald Trump was the "chosen one". Is it becoming clear why he didn't put his hand on the Bible yet? He did not take office to lead our country. He took office to line his own pockets, commit crimes with impunity and keep himself out of jail.

Today I read that starting January 1 in Maryland barbers and cosmetologists are required to complete domestic violence awareness training as part of their licensing process. Bravo Maryland for upping the game. Every level of awareness helps to save lives.

WELKER: During covid you did compare lockdowns to the Holocaust. I understand your point about free speech but-- MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: No, that's a misquote. I compared vaccine cards, being forced to take a vaccine -- the Holocaust was horrible. I'm not comparing anything to that

Today I read that starting January 1 in Maryland barbers and cosmetologists are required to complete domestic violence awareness training as part of their licensing process. Bravo Maryland for upping the game. Every level of awareness helps to save lives.

🚨BREAKING: Satellite imagery shows the U.S. leveled Venezuela’s Fuerte Tiuna complex in the raid that captured Maduro—flattened buildings, burned vehicles. Reports say “Absolute Resolve” used 150+ aircraft (F-35s, B-1s, drones). Subscribe ✊🇺🇸 — iamdonnyevans.substack.com

Big Oil spent millions and millions to get Trump elected. They’re getting a great return on their investment.

Vice President Delcy Rodríguez of Venezuela has condemned the attack and capture of President Nicolás Maduro by the United States in a televised address the nation saying the country "will never return to being the colony of another empire." www.axios.com/2026/01/03/t...

FLASHBACK—Trump in 2023: When I left, Venezuela was ready to collapse. We would have taken it over, we would have gotten all that oil.

WWJD?

Erroneously thinking you've taken intelligence tests, when the tests were administered because doctors are (repeatedly) concerned you have dementia and may pose a danger to yourself and others, is probably yet another sign that you actually do have dementia.

The big data and increased computing power that enable artificial intelligence are emboldening Republicans to deploy more sophisticated techniques to make it harder for you to vote and easier for them to cheat next November. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...

The scrapbook pages found on Epstein's island remain some of the most disturbing images out of the trove to me. A young woman’s face blacked out. Captions mocking her innocence: “Once upon a time… there was a clueless little girl…” It's the sick tale of a predator.

Trump underwent a cognitive test back in April, and then apparently one more recently. He loves to brag about how tough the test is to pass. Should a cognitive function test really be difficult if you don't have dementia though?

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine claims the state's attendance-based daycare payment system and other fraud measures effectively protect it from the federal funding freeze. He says Ohio is fundamentally different than any state that has seen a freeze. www.dispatch.com/story/news/s...

The scrapbook pages found on Epstein's island remain some of the most disturbing images out of the trove to me. A young woman’s face blacked out. Captions mocking her innocence: “Once upon a time… there was a clueless little girl…” It's the sick tale of a predator.

Ohio authorities are searching for a suspect in the killing of Dr. Spencer Tepe and his wife, Monique, who were found shot to death in their Columbus home. Police say there are no signs of forced entry and no gun was found at the scene. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

A federal judge in California on Wednesday voided the Trump administration's move to terminate the Temporary Protected Status of roughly 60,000 immigrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua, calling it a "pre-ordained decision” www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-t...

John Roberts goes off the deep end

A Utah-based federal judge has orderd the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a man who administration officials acknowledge was deported in violation of a court order. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Democratic lawmakers in New York have proposed legislation that would require public schools in the state to teach students about the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. If passed it would take effect in July 2026. www.13abc.com/2025/12/31/n...

Ohio's minimum wage will increase starting January 1, 2026 to $11 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.50 per hour for tipped employees. This is a 2.8% increase from the current rates of $10.70 for non-tipped employees and $5.35 for tipped employees. com.ohio.gov/about-us/med...

26-year-old Alexis Harris of Flint, Michigan is charged with multiple offenses after videos of Harris abusing her 10-month-old niece were posted online by the child's mother, Christian Harris. The footage was discovered on home security cameras. midmichigannow.com/news/local/f...

BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

Trump on Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and the Republican Mesa County DA, Dan Rubinstein: “I wish them only the worst. May they rot in Hell.”

So… for the low low price of only $9.95, you too can be the proud owner of 50¢ worth of pennies. But act fast because quantities are limited… 🙄 But wait, there’s more. Amazingly, this is not another Trump grift. It is, however, tied to the group that peddled fraudulent 9/11 commemorative coins…

Authorities say it is too early to officially identify the body found during the search for missing 19-year-old Camila Mendoza Olmos. Sheriff says clothing matches and he strongly believes it is her, but the medical examiner has not yet confirmed identity. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Some stores in my area are already stocking Easter inventory on the shelves. Is there a reason that I should be able to celebrate Easter and New Year's Eve/Day at the same time? I could ring in the New Year by hunting Easter eggs full of Valentine's Day candy.

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who now sits on the Russian security council, issued a thinly veiled threat against President Volodymyr Zelensky saying the Ukranian leader will "have to stay in hiding for the rest of his worthless life.” thehill.com/policy/inter...

Jonathan Winch, 35, has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the beating death of security guard Andrea Merrell at M Health Fairview Lakes Hospital in Wyoming, Minnesota. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

Trump: "We have a fool at the Federal Reserve. I mean, Biden reappointed him. It's too bad. You would have thought he wouldn't have done that." (Jerome Powell was appointed by Trump)

Utah District Judge Tony Graf ruled the transcript and audio from a closed-door hearing to determine whether Tyler Robinson should be restrained and allowed to wear street clothes be released with limited redactions. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

The New Jersey state Department of Health is warning that an infected passenger potentially exposed travelers to measles at Newark Liberty International Airport. The passenger was in Terminal B and Terminal C between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on December 12. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...

Plenty of American presidents used their time in office to enrich themselves after their presidency. Trump is the only one who has ever done it during his presidency.

Trump posted this claim that some in his admin are attempting to slow his agenda. Always the same excuse.

The New Jersey state Department of Health is warning that an infected passenger potentially exposed travelers to measles at Newark Liberty International Airport. The passenger was in Terminal B and Terminal C between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on December 12. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...

NEW: Epstein survivor Danielle Bensky confirms to me that the DOJ has failed to properly redact her name in the Epstein files. This is her name, and she has confirmed this is an old phone number of hers. Both should have been redacted. Neither were.

Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group. “Big tech has made their choice.” www.404media.co/google-has-c...

Donald Trump says he never had the “privilege” of visiting Jeffrey Epstein’s island. It was a five minute drive from Trump's home in New York to Epstein’s Manhattan apartment, and from Mar-a-lago and Epstein's Palm Beach home. You do not need a jet for a five minute drive.

Trump’s imprint on the Pentagon comes into focus—lawlessness, dangerous legal theories, and U.S. military actions raising alarms at home and abroad. Bright & early Mon., Talking Feds closes out 2025 with a deep dive into what’s at stake.

The Philadelphia Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating 17‑year‑old Jayda Matthews who was last seen on Friday, December 26, 2025, around 3 p.m. on the 2100 block of Marvine Street in North Philadelphia. www.phillypolice.com/news-blotter...